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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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